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What do you need to know?
The processes of accreditation for associate professors (research accreditation, according to Law 1/2003 of 19 February) and full professors (advanced research accreditation, according to Law 1/2003 of 19 February) certify the attainment of a minimum threshold of quality and experience in research activities, knowledge transfer, teaching and, where appropriate, scientific leadership and managerial skills. These accreditations allow candidates to apply, through competitive selection processes, for positions as associate professors and full professors at Catalan public universities.
Previous research and advanced research accreditations issued by the Research Assessment Commission (CAR) remain valid for access to associate professor and full professor positions.
From 1 April 2025 onwards, the permanent call will open with the new criteria.
Before starting the application, please check that you meet the applicable requirements and are aware of the specified incompatibilities.
Requirements
- You must hold a doctoral degree.
- You must provide proof of nine months of academic mobility during the post-doctoral training period (excluding those who are exempt). Multiple academic stays of at least one month can be combined to meet the requirement.
What are the exemptions to the mobility requirement? - You must provide proof of both a minimum career length and a minimum teaching experience: four years of full-time work or the equivalent part-time. As a rule, a minimum of 30 ECTS credits or 300 hours taught will be required (excluding those who are exempt).
What are the specifics of the requirement to simultaneously demonstrate a minimum career length and minimum teaching record?
Incompatibilities
- Applications for associate professor accreditation will not be accepted for processing if the candidate already holds a research or advanced research accreditation issued by AQU Catalunya, as these have permanent validity.
- The submission of an application for accreditation as an associate professor is incompatible with the simultaneous submission of an application for accreditation as a full professor.
- No new application will be accepted if an earlier application from the same individual is still pending a decision.
- If associate professor accreditation is denied, one year must elapse from the date of submission of the last application before a new application for associate or full professor accreditation can be submitted.
- If full professor accreditation is denied, the applicant may submit a new application for associate professor accreditation, while one year must elapse from the date of submission of the last application before a new application for full professor accreditation can be submitted.
- The AQU Research Assessment Commission recognises that obtaining accreditation as a full professor implies having also obtained accreditation as an associate professor.
An appeal resulting from disagreement with the result of the resolution can be submitted to the Appeal Commission up to one month from the date of receipt of the notification. The maximum period for the appeal to be resolved is three months from the time of submission.
There is no fee for this procedure.
In line with the progressive implementation of e-Government, AQU Catalunya has now activated an online service for the submission of appeals through the Generalitat de Catalunya's on-line applications website (Tràmits Gencat).
Steps to follow
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Deadlines
From 02/09/2020By Internet
Submit appeal
Start . Go to Submit appealAn appeal resulting from disagreement with the result of the resolution can be submitted to the Appeal Commission up to one month from the date of receipt of the notification.
If you are unable to send your application because of a fault in the system, please try again later.
Alternatively, if the problem continues to happen and you are unable to wait any longer, contact AQU Catalunya's Teaching and Research Department (Àrea de Professorat i Recerca) at the following email: professorat@aqu.cat.
